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It's the second best-selling Nintendo franchise, after the Mario games. Overall, I don't know how it ranks. Pokémon will probably never again be as popular as it was in the late '90s, but it obviously still sells well or they wouldn't keep making new games and products. I still see kids and...

I remember first hearing about this new thing called "Pokémon" in September 1998 when the video games and the anime came stateside. There was a little blurb in Disney Adventures magazine about it, but it didn't really tell me anything about the game. Nor did that confusing print ad for Red and...

I work at Walmart, so I often get parents coming up to me and asking "Excuse me, where are the Pokeyman cards?" And I always make it a point to respond "Pokémon cards? Sure, right over there." Irritates the shit outta me. It's been fourteen years, learn how to fucking say it right.

I have a lot of Pokémon-related nostalgia bombs. For instance, Christmas 1999, I got Pokémon Blue and my dad got Santana's Supernatural album. I'd play my game in the car while he played that album, and the two became forever interlinked in my mind. Any song off that album is enough to remind me...

Re: Who do you think is the most beautifulest woman character in the Pokemon universe Half the Internet summed up in one sentence. In all seriousness, I'm still gonna have to stick with Asuna (Flannery) on this one.

The only time I deliberately quit was in the fall of 2001, during my sophomore year of high school, because I wanted people to like me. I'd never had any real friends throughout my entire public schooling experience, and the fact that I was in high school and still liked Pokémon wasn't really...

...into the trash with a loud clatter and stormed up the stairs towards the trainers’ quarters, leaving Satoshi rooted speechlessly to the spot. * * * * “So what was Shigeru’s problem?” Kasumi asked between mouthfuls of tendama. Satoshi slurped up another bite of udon. “Eh, I think I hit...

The implications of this thread are a little disturbing. Who would you "pick"? Like, people are just items you can choose from off a shelf? And if they don't want to be chosen by you, too bad? Little creepy... Now, that being said, if I had to choose which character I find the most attractive...

Special seems to be the one adaptation that utilizes the most potential of the world presented by the video games. And yeah, it's kind of stupid at times, but I applaud them for making long and engaging original stories with the characters they're given.

...devoted Pokémon breeder, Takeshi!” “That’s not all he’s devoted to,” Satoshi mumbled under his breath, as Takeshi and Hiiragi left the kitchen. * * * * Takeshi was in the zone; he could feel it. Hiiragi was exactly his kind of woman: smart, beautiful, funny, beautiful, and as...

...ended in two clawed fingers. A pair of translucent wings buzzed noisily on its back. Kasumi looked into its eyes. Then she started screaming. * * * * Satoshi and Takeshi tore through the trees at full speed, Pikachu bounding along behind them. They had heard Kasumi’s scream from their...

That's what I'd like to know. I took the advice of my fellow authors and started posting "Jouto Redux", and while I do hate to complain about something like this because it usually just comes off as whining, it does kinda bug me that I'm three chapters in now and I've gotten absolutely no...

That's not all there is, though. There's also the exploration, traveling across the world and encountering new and exciting things. A Pokémon journey is meant to be the adventure of a lifetime. Putting the characters in a stationary setting like a high school would take that away, and if you ask...

Just yesterday, I found my old Ruby cartridge. I say "old", but it's not like I've had it since 2003 - I bought it used from Gamestop a few years back. However, it's always been kind of glitchy, occasionally struggling to get past the opening screen, and so on. I hadn't played it at all for the...

...rested her head in her hand and occasionally punctuated Hanako’s anecdotes with things like “Gosh, how fascinating,” and “Wow, you don’t say.” * * * * Close to an hour later, they finally managed to pry their way out of Hanako’s house, laden down with a basket full of onigiri that...

I've always just sort of assumed that Pokémon Centers have lodging for trainers, as well as restaurants and laundry service. Basically hotels for trainers, in addition to being hospitals for their Pokémon. It's one of those things that's rarely stated outright, but the audience is just meant to...

I don't think there's anything wrong with wanting to delve into the personalities and emotions of the human characters in the Pokémon universe. But dumping them into a shoujo-style high school AU isn't the way to do it. As others have mentioned, it completely goes against the grain of what makes...

...one pointing to the door; Hinoarashi’s was on the right. The left part of the pedestal was vacant. “Waninoko,” he groaned. “They got Waninoko.” * * * * “According to the PokéGear,” Satoshi said, “we’ve just reached the point where Route 27 crosses over from Kanto to Jouto!” Pikachu...

I got judged when I was in high school because all my classmates were humongous assholes. But now nobody really cares. Late '90s/early '00s nostalgia has caught up to my generation, so now I can hold extensive Pokémon geek-out sessions with my peers. I actually received great praise this past...

...in Satoshi’s stomach at the sight of it. And for one fleeting instant, he was gripped with a wild urge to just grab the cup and throw it away. * * * * Kasumi glared at her reflection in the bathroom mirror. Something just wasn’t working anymore. Sure, this goofy little...